Material From December 2010 Curriculum Mapping for Technology Institute




FINAL AGENDA for 12/13 - 12/15

Monday 12/13 8am – 5pm


(breakfast starts at 8am and runs through 9am)

Please take the pre-Institute survey while you are having breakfast!

I. Getting started
  • Introductions
    Purpose of this Meeting

II. Model Lesson/Activity
· Model activity
· Debrief
· Discussion

III. Introduction to the Work Process
· Group organization
· Review agenda for next 2 days
Lunch

IV. Web 2.0 Showcase

V. Science Standards Discussion -- Science Coordinators
· What standards present as good possibilities for basing these units?
· Challenge/Existing Deficits/Logistics (time of year)/Tech Possibilities

VI. Team Time (2 hours)
· Break into subgroups
· Debrief
· Discuss

VII. Recap of the Day/Evaluation

Tuesday 12/14 8:30am – 5pm


I. Intro/Recap/Discuss Issues/Questions/Eval from Yesterday

II. Lesson Planning Overview
· Creating detail for the lesson plan

III. Team Time (2 hours)
· Finishing the Unit Template for the first unit
· Begin working on the next two units

Lunch

IV. Team Time (3 hours)

V. Recap of the Day/Questions/Evaluation

Wednesday 12/15 8:30am – 2:00pm


I. Report out from Yesterday’s Team Work
· Problems? Questions? Discussion.

II. Team Time (3 hours)

Lunch

III. Report Out and Next Steps n
· Each Team Presents Its Work Thus Far
· Q/A
· Discussion of Next Steps and How Work Will Progress


Sample Lesson

>The three "focusing questions" from the debrief at the last day of the December institute.
  • What is the main, enduring, understanding that will come from teaching this unit?
  • In what ways does technology support student learning of the primary content standard in this unit and how is this technology in the hands of students?
  • How does this unit represent a different way of teaching this content standard than is currently the case?

The list of things that you should insure that each unit plan includes (photographed from the newsprint):
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